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La Inversión Extranjera Di-              CEI-RD:
                                         recta es una de las principales          AN INSTITUTION SERVING
                                         fuentes de ingresos de divisas y         INVESTMENT & EXPORTS
                                         de generación de empleos en la
                                         República Dominicana.                    This institution offers several services
                                                                                  to facilitate entrepreneurs interested in
                                         Foreign Direct Investment                establishing their business in the country.
                                         is one of the main sources               Legal advice, facilitating investment
                                         of currency income and jobs              procedures and follow up during the entire
                                         generation in the Dominican              process, are part of its functions.
                                         Republic.
                                                                                  The Center for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic
 ción y Fomento de las Exportacio-       empresas sean más competitivas, efi-     (CEI-RD) is a government institution assigned to the President’s
 nes y Asistencia referente al Decre-    cientes, productivas y transparentes y   Office.Created through Law 98-03 of June 7,of 2003,its main
 to 334-07, sobre reglamento para        que elaboren productos de alta cali-     functions are to ease and expedite companies’ export activities
 el comercio y la exportación de         dad con valor agregado.                  and developing foreign investment in the country.
 desperdicios de metales.                Servicios Corporativos: Estos son los    The CEI-RD’s mission is to promote exports and investments
• Identificación de productos con        departamentos técnicos y adminis-        in order to impulse the competitive insertion of the country in
 potencial exportable.                   trativos que sirven de soporte a las     international markets. Its vision is focused on being a world
• Promover en el exterior la oferta      necesidades y requerimientos de las      class institution, offering business promotion services that
 exportable del país.                    divisiones.                              continue to improve the quality of life in the Dominican society
• Asistencia técnica y apoyo a la ex-    Instituto de Comercio Exterior y la      and the country’s competitiveness. This institution aims to be a
 portación con oficinas regionales y     Innovación Empresarial (ICEi): Es        leader in the satisfaction of its clients, based on the continuous
 representantes en el exterior.          una obra que complementa los es-         improvement of the services offered in the fields of export and
• Programas de capacitación.             fuerzos del país a fines de que la Re-   investment such as:technical assistance,promotion,incentives,
• Marca País: divulgación y cumpli-      pública Dominicana se abra paso a        commercial information, legal advice, training, logistic support,
 miento de la “Marca País”.              un mundo cada vez más competitivo.       always achieving the highest standards of quality,in compliance
Estos servicios son ofrecidos a través   El ICEi impulsa la capacitación en las   with current laws and regulations.
de cuatro divisiones operativas de ges-  áreas de gerencia, logística, comercia-
tión del CEI-RD:                         lización, acceso a nuevos mercados,      SERVICES
Invest in the DR: Se encarga de la       innovación y emprendimiento.             • ADMINISTER law 16-95 of Foreign Investment.
promoción y el estímulo de la inver-                                              • PROMOTE the country’ (FDI) in order to attract Foreign Direct
sión extrajera en la República Do-       RECONOCIMIENTOS
minicana. El equipo a cargo tiene la                                                Investment.
responsabilidad de proveer un con-       • Inversión Extranjera y Trans-          • MARKET INTELLIGENCE, statistics and registration of the FDI.
junto de servicios de apoyo de carác-    ferencia de Tecnología en RD.            • MONITOR trade and investment legislation.
ter institucional, gratuito para todos   Según el “Reporte de Competitividad      • TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE to current and potential investors.
los inversionistas. Ofrece una asisten-  Global 2013-2014” la República Domi-     • AFTERCARE and follow-up services.
cia personalizada, así como asesoría     nicana se posiciona en el lugar no. 11   • ADMINISTER Law 84-99 for the recovery and promotion of
legal.                                   de 148 países evaluados en lo relativo
Dominicana Exporta: Promueve la          a la Inversión Extranjera Directa y        Exports and provide assistance regarding the Decree 334-
oferta exportable del país hacia los     Transferencia de Tecnología, lo cual       07, which regulates the trade and export of metallic waste.
mercados internacionales, dirigien-      evidencia la calidad y el impacto en la  • IDENTIFYING products with export potential.
do y orientando la promoción de las      economía local de los flujos de inver-   • PROMOTE the country’s export offer in international markets
exportaciones, fomentando que las        sión que ingresan al país.               • TECHNICALASSISTANCE and support of exports with its network
                                                                                    of national and international offices and representatives.
                                                                                  • TRAINING PROGRAMS.
                                                                                  • COUNTRY BRAND: dissemination and implementation of the
                                                                                    country brand.

                                                                                  These services are offered through four operational divi-
                                                                                  sions of the CEI-RD:
                                                                                  Invest in the DR: Handles the promotion and encouragement
                                                                                  of foreign investment in the Dominican Republic. The team is
                                                                                  responsible for providing a range of support services of institu-
                                                                                  tional nature and free of charge.It offers personalized assistance
                                                                                  as well as legal advice.
                                                                                  Dominicana Exports: Promotes the country’s export supply to
                                                                                  international markets, directing and orienting the promotion of
                                                                                  exports, encouraging companies to be more competitive, effi-
                                                                                  cient,productive and transparent as well as to develop products
                                                                                  of high quality and value added.
                                                                                  Corporate Services: These are the technical and administrati-
                                                                                  ve departments supporting the needs and requirements of the
                                                                                  main divisions.
                                                                                  Institute for Foreign Trade and Business Innovation (ICEi):
                                                                                  Complementing the Dominican Republic’s efforts to break
                                                                                  through into a more competitive world, the ICEi promotes tra-
                                                                                  ining in management, logistics, commercialization, access to
                                                                                  new markets, innovation and entrepreneurship.

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